INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
official has said.The festival was held in the tourist village of Akanlu as part of recreational programs organized to mark the 44th
anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Mehdi Gholami explained on Saturday.The event was aimed to help promote nature tourism
the official said.There will be both snow-related and non-snow-related programs, as well as craft, souvenir, and culinary exhibitions, a
pumpkin festival, health and beauty activities, a coffee and chocolate exhibition, and a snowman-making competition, he explained.Winter
games, making snow sculptures, storytelling sessions, ski trips, puppet shows, and gastronomy events are other programs planned for the
historical curiosities.Sprawling on a high plain, Hamedan is graciously cool in August but snow prone and freezing from December to March
In summer the air is often hazy, but on a rare, clear spring day there are impressive glimpses of snow-capped Alvand Kuh (3580m), sitting
aloof above the ragged neocolonial cupolas of Imam Khomeini Sq.It never falls short of offering cultural heritage sites to its visitors
Scenic natural landscapes, traditional restaurants, public gardens, colorful outdoor markets, and more importantly, its hospitable people
